“And I will ask the Father, and He
will give you another Counselor to be with you forever – the Spirit of Truth.
The world cannot accept Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you
know Him, for He lives with you and will be in you.”
John 14:16-17
So you want to expand the limits of
what the Holy Spirit can do through you?
How is that accomplished?
Cultivate an on-going and deeper
relationship with Him.
Notice that I did not say “it” but rather “Him”.
The Holy Spirit is the third person
of the Trinity and not some cosmic touchy-feely
force.
For a model, we need only observe how
Jesus spoke of Him:
“…but if I
go, I will send Him to you…”
“He
will guide you into all truth…”
“…He will
bring glory to me…”
When we disrespect or ignore the Holy
Spirit we are disrespecting and ignoring the Father and the Son.
Jesus actually had some parting words
for His disciples we know as the “Great Commission”.
But as “Great” as that commission was
it can be said that it wasn’t truly “launched” until the Day of Pentecost when
they received that empowering of the Holy Spirit
to be witnesses for the Lord.
Maybe you’ve allowed pop culture to
frame your view of the Holy Spirit rather than the Word of God.
Go back to the Word and see the
evidence of God’s Spirit at creation, in the Old Testament stories and working
in the life of Jesus.
Commit to being deliberate in
developing a relationship with the Holy Spirit.
He can open your eyes to the limitless,
infinite and loving God we serve!
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